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Francesca Casu and husband Davide Zazzaro like to joke they do everything together so it’s no surprise that today they graduate from the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Science with matching doctorates.

A handheld skin cancer diagnostic device and a project to explore how underwater sound can influence beer fermentation are just two of eight University of Auckland Faculty of Science research projects to be awarded funding from this year’s Endeavour Fund.

Our Blue Backyard is a five-part New Zealand Herald series that looks at the research generated by the Institute of Marine Science who are creating innovations inspired by nature and our marine environment.

Scaling-up marine conservation to recognise whole domain management was the topic of a workshop run by Conservation International and University of Auckland ahead of the Society of Conservation Biology conference in Brisbane in July.

A University of Auckland doctoral student working on restoration of mussel beds in the Hauraki Gulf has been awarded the Bob Stewart Environment Award by the Rotary Club of Newmarket which recognises projects beneficial to the Hauraki Gulf.